gistfile1.txt

- hosts: legacy_servers
  gather_facts: false
  tags: 
    - legacy
  tasks:

    - name: get metadata on legacy servers
      shell: > 
        hostname; len=`hostname | wc -c` ; export len; perl -E 'say "=" x ($ENV{"len"} - 1)' ;
        ec2-metadata -i -a -z -s -v 
      register: result
    - name: set facts
      set_fact: mymeta=result

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tags: 
    - legacy  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: copy results to local file
      template: src=test.j2 "{{ hostvars[item]['mymeta' }}" dest="/tmp/results.txt


---
test.j2

{% for host in groups['legacy_servers']%}

{{ host }}:
=========
{{ hostvars[host]['mymeta']}}  
{%endfor%}

Hi Brian,

Trying to reuse and apply your yml file for my use case, I get the following error:

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
"msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'item' is undefined\n\nThe error appears to be in '/home/osboxes/Documents/ansible/sros_classic_cli_check_port.yml': line 31, column 7, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n tasks:\n - name: copy results to local file\n ^ here\n"
}

For my understanding, where does the "item" variable come from?

Many thanks,
Thomas.